YAGI - Jaros³aw Gilewski wrote:

>
> Hi to all,
>
> I'm new on this list, so welcome.
>
> I'v got a problem with shadowing.
> I'v got a database with shadow created like
>
> CREATE SHADOW 1 MANUAL CONDITIONAL 'd:\shadow\db.shd'
>
> Now, when the shadow became corrupt i did
> gfix -kill .... to delete the reference to this corrupted shadow and allow
> database attachments.
> After this i was going to create the same shadow again but first wanted to
> delete buggy d:\shadow\db.shd and here the bug is. This file is locked and i
> couldn't delete it. I had to shut down interbase server and restert it
> again. Than the file was unlocked.
>
> Another problem is my lack of understanding of CONDITIONAL shadow. I read
> the docs and it seems to me not to work as it is described. Could anybody
> desribe me what (with example) how CONDITIONAL shadow works?
>

Shadowing is a feature that very few people use nowadays, which probably
explains the complete lack of response to your question.

Why are you using shadowing? And how did your shadow become corrupt?

Paul
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